SPIRITUAL FORMATION A Lesson In Waiting April 16, 2018 0 Comment It’s not very often that I get mad during Sunday school. Sunday school is reserved for spiritual stuff, and yelling …
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY 3 Reasons to Attend The Ignite Conference April 12, 2018 0 Comment There are four bajillion children’s ministry conferences out there. I checked. If you’re a children’s leader with some conference dollars, …
PASTORAL MINISTRY To the Pastor of the Small Church: Take Heart April 09, 2018 1 Comment “Have I not commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Listening to Youth, Developing Leaders, and The Church of Today April 05, 2018 0 Comment Those who knew me as a teenager would probably agree that I was loud, outspoken, and passionate. Everything I did, …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Leaning into Good Friday March 30, 2018 0 Comment When I was a kid, my favorite kind of church service to attend was the Good Friday service (which the …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Reinterpreting Proverbs 31 May 02, 2022 0 Comment As a woman who has served her whole adult life in full-time pastoral ministry, I have made a habit of …
PASTORAL MINISTRY The Gift of Ordination September 30, 2016 0 Comment It has been thirty years since the stormy evening that I knelt down under the authority of Christ and the …
PASTORAL MINISTRY How the Church Can Help Recovering Addicts: Part 4 December 14, 2016 0 Comment This is the final bog in a four-part series about addiction and the church. You can read part 1 here. When …
FAMILY The List: Parenting with Faith, Not Fear March 02, 2017 0 Comment It’s Halloween night, and I am attempting to get my two boys to eat something green and leafy before we …
FAMILY How to Take On the Tough Questions as Parents May 08, 2017 0 Comment “Mom? Tell me again, about how I was a baby.” Charlie is asking me one of his favorite questions. He …